American political cohesion has been under duress from domestic polarization catalyzed in part by social-media interference from rival Great Powers.18 America’s long-standing global leadership is challenged by rival narrative projections that paint Washington as directly responsible for regional instability, the primary cause of the uneven distri

America’s innovation dynamism remains robust, even in comparison to China’s.15 Its demographic profile and immigration policies also are more conducive to long-term economic adaptation and expansion than those of either of its two rivals Core American ideological messages featuring freedom, openness, transparency, and universal human rights res

in long-term relative decline compared with that of China. However, the United States appears to be recovering from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic better than most of the developed world. Growth in American real gross domestic product (GDP) was 2.5 percent in 2023, which was better than expectations and beat the global average.13 The United St